Marine killer deserves clemency
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Hard one to judge this i think ,is a life sentence appropriate or is the Maj Gen right in that he deserves clemency |
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rules of engagement are there to be followed and as a experienced sergeant he does not really have any excuse. However I think the rules of engagement are to tight and often tie our soldiers hands when they should be able to attack
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I think he's unfortunate. No one has done anything about SAS commandos that have been doing this for years. Iranian embassy is a good example.
Rules of engagement shouldn't apply outright in a situation in Afghanistan. I completely disagree with helping an injured insurgent whom will likely attempt to kill you at any given moment. The taliban and afghan insurgents alike are constantly beheading innocents. A quick bullet death is more than they deserve. The law is the law though. My opinion means nothing when faced against it. He'll be made an example of. |
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I feel he should not have been charged in the first place, the Taliban would have done it to him if the tables were turned. If it had been me there instead of him i would have done the same as him. I have no time for the likes of the Taliban who cut the heads off people just for the fun of it with a kitchen knife. They should all be shot and no quarter given ever. |
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That's just the way this country is though. Send a lad packing to Afghanistan and then arrest him when he does his job.
A few thousand miles away some American is bombing an old pakistani lady's house with a predator missile on the basis there's a terrorist close by. Nobody in the US cares. I can already see a scenario coming in which helpless British troops are killed by an insurgent playing possum because of this. |
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It's a game of ethics in modern warfare.
We must show we have higher standards than the enemy, Geneva Convention and all that, even if the enemy does not adhere to the Rules of War. However hard it may seem at the time. |
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He was not just a lad though he was an experienced officer(NCO) |
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Same as when i was in, however i still support the guy 100%. Quote:
And i say again in the same circumstances i would have done the same as him. Its what the Taliban deserve. |
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When the red mist hits there is no control what so ever. |
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